Geranium dissectum L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Geranium// Species: Geranium dissectum L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2005) and Webb and Ferguson (1968 in Tutin et al.)

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Europe to West and Central Asia, North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Grasslands/ pastures, disturbed ground- near cultivated land, roadsides and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Locality: village of Pantelej region.

Geranium dissectum – habit in habitat. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – inflorescence with fruits and flower buds. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – inflorescence with fruits and flower buds. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – inflorescence with fruits and flower buds. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– lower cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 10.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – flowering stem with fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli region.

Geranium dissectum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – flowers and fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Rajchani region.

Geranium dissectum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– flowers and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– flowers and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– flowers and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– flowers and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– flowers and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– stem and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– lower leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Geranium dissectum– lower leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Geranium dissectum. Aedo, C. 2009+: Geranium. – In: Aedo, C., Estébanez, B. & Navarro, C.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G., Geraniaceae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/9486e82c-a58d-48a3-b614-256213574192 [Accessed 07.01.2026].

Geranium dissectum L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30210528-2 [Accessed 20.07.2021].

Micevski, K. 2005. Geranium L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1485–1509.

Webb, D. A. & Ferguson, I. K. 1968. Geranium L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M. Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 193–199.

Last update: 07.01.2026.